South Africa’s Julius Malema Sentenced After Gun-Firing Case

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1405 EAT on Thursday 16 April 2026 South African opposition leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to prison after discharging a rifle into the air during a political rally. Malema, who heads the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), received a five-year sentence on Thursday from Magistrate Twanet Olivier….

Wolves’ Revival Shocks Liverpool as Everton Cruise at Home

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1228 EAT on Wednesday 4 March 2026 LIVERPOOL, England, March 3 (Reuters) – Bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers boosted their survival hopes with a dramatic last-gasp 2-1 victory over Liverpool at a rocking Molineux on Tuesday, dealing a significant blow to Arne Slot’s side in the race for a…

Oil rallies while equities slide amid Iran supply shock

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1315 EAT on Monday 2 March 2026 Oil futures surged in early trading after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran over the weekend. US crude rose as much as 8% to around $72 on Sunday evening before easing to about $71. Brent crude, the international benchmark, initially…

Uganda Marks Legacy of Janani Jakaliya Luwum

Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D (Hon.) Updated at 1729 EAT on Monday 17th February 2026. Uganda continues to honor the life and sacrifice of Archbishop Janani Jakaliya Luwum, a towering figure in the country’s religious history and one of Africa’s most influential modern church leaders. Archbishop Luwum served as head of the Church of Uganda…

Fear and Frustration: Lwera Wetland Activists Demand Action

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1355 EAT on Monday 16 February 2026 When eight environmental activists walked into the headquarters of Uganda’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) last October, they believed they were exercising a basic civic right. Carrying a petition and acting peacefully, their demand was straightforward: halt what they described as…

Makoko Residents Condemn Demolitions, Call Them ‘Colonial-Era Classism

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1259 EAT on Thursday 12 February 2026 Lagos, Nigeria – Tunde Agando was paddling back to the Makoko floating settlement in his canoe one January afternoon after taking his mother to the market when he saw an amphibious excavator tearing into his family’s home. By the time he…